This is in continuation to Part 1 of this series of four on recipes with almonds. Almonds, as evident, from the data below is rich in nutrients and fiber. 2.97gm/100 gm is Ash which is minerals & vitamins and we shall look at that numbers in the next article in the current series of four.

Proximates

Name

Unit

Value

Water

g

4.41

Energy

kcal

579

Energy

kJ

2423

Protein

g

21.15

Total lipid (fat)

g

49.93

Ash

g

2.97

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

21.55

Fiber, total dietary

g

12.5

Sugars, total

g

4.35

Sucrose

g

3.95

Glucose (dextrose)

g

0.17

Fructose

g

0.11

Maltose

g

0.04

Galactose

g

0.07

Starch

g

0.72

So, great source of proteins, fiber, good fats with low — ~9gm/100gm — net carbs. This is why almonds find a very important place in life of a diabetic on low-carb high-fat — LCHF & Keto — diet. With 579 kcal/100g almonds, net-carbs energy is around 6% only. No wonder, recipes based on almonds have become so popular among the followers of LCHF & Keto diet.

Here is the second set of seven recipes, as posted by esteemed members on dLife.in, that have almonds in different avatars as part of the ingredients. These recipes are as tried and tested by the members who posted them in the new dLife FoodLog module: